Patients' key experiences after coronary artery bypass grafting: A synthesis of qualitative studies

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 616-628

  Leegaard, Marit ^a,b,c   Fagermoen, May Solveig ^b,d  

^a University of Oslo ^*  (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Integrative synthesis; Literature review; Patients' experiences; Qualitative studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549086967     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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